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Meanings of bristled in English

Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

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Usage of bristled in English
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In fact, some Broadway insiders bristled at the hypocrisy of the situation.
News.com.au
2
At the sound the hair bristled upon the back of the listener.
Followers of the Trail
3
Gingrich bristled when CNN debate moderator John King asked about the allegations.
Reuters
4
The Prime Minister bristled; he seemed now to be on the track.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
5
The Republican president has long bristled at that finding, which Russia denies.
Reuters
6
She saw Jove and the dog saw her; fur and hair bristled.
Half a Rogue
7
Yet Hart bristled when asked if he had faith in England's rearguard.
Reuters
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Her spine bristled thinking about the arguments they'd had at family get-togethers.
Snow melts in spring
9
He bristled when asked whether he still had another victory in him.
Reuters
10
The two across the board bristled aggressively and the plucked one sniffled.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
11
She bristled at the suggestion that the situations were even remotely similar.
Daniel's desire
12
Her mane bristled a little; she sniffed and looked inquiringly at him.
Animal Heroes
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The field bristled with the long and deadly spears which they bore.
The Iliad
14
The great curving back bristled with equally mysterious bulges, flutings, and cupolas.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
15
His hat had fallen from his pomaded hair; his waxed moustache bristled.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
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I bristled at the implication that I might have company that early.
The Water Witch
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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